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A Trip Through Time
Chapter 12: Sibling vs Sibling
Phoebe Heyerdahl has always considered herself a rational person, or at the very least, she tries to be. She always tries to be logical and calm during any crises in order to form a solution and she has gotten quite good at that as long as she was patient. This was mostly due to her friendship with Helga, which has given her a lot of practice with the latter.
However, even this situation, being stuck in the future, is still a shock to her but she is remaining calm and trying to be logical. She tried hard to think of the positives, at the very least they have shelter and a plan, along with the assistance of Arnold's future son Andy along with his companion Kiara who seems to be the smarter and more rational one of the two. Not to mention she also gets to hang out with Gerald too, so there is at least some silver lining here...
"Andy, a word please..."Kiara called her male companion to her.
Phoebe saw them go to the kitchen and she sighed.
She didn't speak to her much but she couldn't help but feel strange around the young girl. She couldn't explain it but she felt some sort of sense of familiarity with the girl since they got here, even if she knew it didn't make any sense.
Maybe the girl reminded her a bit of herself, she does seem to be very smart and mature for her age. That had to be it.
Suddenly Andy and her had come back, and the dark haired girl had a displeased look on her face.
"Alright everybody look...I kind of have a place to be right now, so I have to go...remember if you need any help from me, call my phone and I will try and come back as fast as I can...Also, I am going to try and look more information on the time portal to see if I can...any questions?..."Kiara said to the group of misplaced time travelers who said nothing...
Until-
'Excuse me?..."Phoebe piped up, getting a look of surprise from the future girl.
"I'm sorry but where exactly are you going?..."Phoebe asked the girl, who suddenly looked uncomfortable for some reason.
"Home...something came up and I have to go..."Kiara answered, trying hard to be as vague as possible.
There is no way she is going to tell her that her daddy had called her home, since they are suppose to lunch together with her mother and sister at Chez Pierre this afternoon with her mom's boss and she needs to get ready. In her rush to get to Andy and get here, she totally forgot since she left before her dad could tell her.
"I'll walk you out, Kiara..."Andy said to his best friend.
Phoebe soon saw Kiara leave, her eyes still on her, even as she walked out the door. The young Heyerdahl girl sighed.
She should be grateful for her help in this situation. Andy is helping them a lot, but he is Arnold's son, so he was already involved with this, but Kiara isn't and she is still trying hard to help them get home. Not to mention that she has been nothing short of helpful, courteous and friendly to them in their hour of need. It made Phoebe smile a bit, feeling some fondness for the girl, which she only thinks is respect.
"I will give her this much...I think I like her..."Phoebe thought to herself before Helga and her started talking to pass the time.
Later
Andy had arrived to his home after making sure that everything was alright with his little time traveling parents and god parents. Kiara is currently with her family at some fancy restaurant and now he is home, his mom having picked him up by the curve, after G made sure none of those guys could see her.
"So Andy darling, how was everything with your great-grandpa, any trouble with the boxes?..."His mother asked him from the driving seat.
"Everything went well mom, all under control...'Andy said vaguely to his mom, who thankfully didn't press for home.
After a while, they soon made it home and Andy saw his dad playing with both Henry and Megan in the living room. And he noticed the dirty look his sister sent him when their parent's weren't looking.
"Hey champ, how was everything over at your great grandfather's house?...'Arnold asked his first born son.
"All good, dad...'Andy answered.
"No trouble?...'Arnold asked him.
"It was just boxes dad, I can't see any trouble..."Andy said coolly, trying to ignore the gnaw of guilt in his gut.
He hates lying to his dad, but it's for his own good. The less he knows about this, the better.
At least that's what Kiara told him anyway.
"Well come on, let's go play some catch outside and after that, we can all do something together...'Arnold said to his son who smiled.
The two oblong headed males soon went to their backyard to play their game. Megan kept looking at her brother, until her mother got her attention.
"Come on angel, mommy's going to make some snacks..." Mommy said to her little girl.
"Okay mommy..."Megan said as her mother picked up Henry and soon went to the kitchen.
Megan however sent another look to her big brother who is outside with their dad and she frowned. She had a feeling something is happening and he isn't talking.
"I know that you're up to something..." Megan thought as she went to the kitchen to join her mother.
Later
At the Boarding House
Helga sighed for the millionth time that day alone. Andy had left a few hours ago after giving them that information and...okay, Helga is thrilled that she gets to stay at the Boarding House and be so close to her one true love, Arnold but even so, there are way too many restrictions here, either watching television or playing mundane board games.
"I'm bored. ..."Helga complained.
"We know Helga, you said that 10 minutes ago..."Arnold said with a sigh.
"Hey excuse me but it's true... you know, when most people imagine traveling to the future, there's a lot more excitement involved..."Helga muttered.
Arnold said nothing while the grumbling blonde girl remained on the couch, bored out of her mind.
"Say, you guys?..."Helga asked suddenly.
"What is it, Helga?..."Phoebe, who had been reading a book, asked her blonde friend.
"I was just wondering...Andy said that the time portal will send up back home...like from when we had left?..."Helga asked curiously.
"It should...why?..." Arnold answered, since he couldn't help himself.
"No reason...I'm just glad since that means we at least won't get yelled at for being late for curfew or whatever..."Helga sighed.
As much as she wanted to return home to her own time period, she would be lying if she said that she was eager to get back to her home, to watch her parents continuing to worship the ground that Olga walks on and ignore her, like always...
Why did her life have to stink so much, anyway?
Maybe this whole trip in the future would have been better for her if she at the very least got to find out her own future but she knew that a lot is at stake here and despite it all, she didn't want to accidentally put Andy in danger.
She didn't know why she cared so much for a kid she isn't even sure will be hers... maybe it's because he's so much like Arnold...that must be it...
Speaking of Andy...
"You guys wonder exactly where it is that Andy and Kiara go whenever they leave?..."Helga asked suddenly, making Arnold blink at that.
"I guess home...why?..."Arnold asked and Helga shrugged.
"No reason..."Helga sighed as she got off from the couch and decided to get something from the kitchen to occupy her time.
As much as Andy didn't want to talk about the future and his home life, other than being Arnold's future son, Helga had managed to figure another thing about him...it's clear that neither he nor Arnold live in the Boarding House but they obviously still live somewhere in Hillwood.
She would like to know where but she knew that's off limits too...
Just like everything else here!
"The future stinks..."Helga thought grumpily to herself.
Meanwhile
At Andy's House
The young football headed boy had finished the fun game of catch with his father, had eaten the snacks and then lunch made by his mother and is now alone in the privacy of his bedroom. The boy is tired and apprehensive. At the very least he managed to make sure that his younger parents and the others were okay and had a plan in case something happens during school tomorrow...however, he still had to keep lying to his parents and be on guard, and that's stressful enough. ..the heavy implications that time might be in dangerous wasn't helping much either.
"How much longer?..."Andy grumbled as he tossed on his bed, no longer bothering reading the graphic novel he had tried to distract himself with.
No matter what, his mind keeps going to his adventure at hand...
RRRIIINNNNGGGGG ! !
Andy suddenly heard his cell phone ring and quickly picked it up. He was surprised to see that it was the Boarding House.
"Oh man!..."Andy exclaimed as he quickly answered it.
"Hello! G! What happened?!..."Andy exclaimed, fearing the worst.
"Konochiwa Iko-kun, I was just testing the emergency backups...'An old, feminine voice called.
Andy blinked and sighed in relief, as he knew it was just his great grandmother Gertie, in one of her "wise, martial arts master kicks", and using one of her many nicknames for him.
"It's Andy, G.G...'Andy said, almost in amusement.
"What's up?..." He asked, a little calmer now..."How's everybody doing?..."He asked, still curious.
"Kimba, Eleanor, the Colonel and Marie Curie are all fine, my little grasshopper...'She said.
'POOKIE! Are you bothering Andy, again?..."The annoyed voice of Great-grandpa could be heard from the background.
Andy briefly heard a short argument in the backroom, and the muttering of "crazy old bird".
"Hey short-man, sorry about that..."G said to his great grandson over the phone, who blinked.
"It's fine G...And G.G. wasn't bothering me..."Andy answered.
"So...nothing has happened there?..."Andy asked, still concerned...
"Don't worry, everybody is alright...the worst is that they are bored as heck...but what can you do?...'G said.
"That's a relief...the last thing I need is for-...'Andy paused, and blinked.
Why did he get the feeling that he is being watched? Andy looked around his room and noticed that it seemed quiet and empty...maybe a little too quiet. However, he did hear a faint noise and he got suspicious.
'Andy?..."G said only the phone.
"I'll call you back, G..."Andy said quietly before he hung up.
The football headed boy quickly and quietly looked and checked his room, getting a hunch that he insist alone right now. He checked under his bed, his hamper, behind his door and kept searching until he reached his closet. Andy frowned when he made it there, opened the door and when he did so, something fell out of it and caused an audible "ow".
It was a little blonde girl in white and pink clothes, holding a toy microphone, some recording device and she had a nervous look on her face now...Andy frowned when he knew his suspicions had been correct.
"MEGAN!..."Andy yelled.
"Andy?!..."Megan exclaimed in surprise to being caught.
"I TOLD YOU TO STAY OUT OF MY ROOM!...'Andy yelled at the sight of her and Megan who got up, dropped her innocent look and flat out glared at him.
"Just what the heck were you doing in there anyway?..."Andy demanded.
"Playing hide and seek..."Megan lied and Andy didn't believe her.
"And why exactly do you have this?..."Andy paused to the devices in her hand and Megan still sent him a defiant look.
"The better question is...What's going on with you?..."Megan demanded.
"What are you talking about? ..."Andy shouted.
"You have been acting really weird lately . ..even more after you came back from great grandpa's house..."Megan said.
Andy frowned and tried hard to contain his panic, and just settled for sending her an annoyed eye roll.
"I'm not hiding anything Megan,and even if I was that doesn't mean you can spy on me! If I told you once, I told you a trillion times to stay out of my room and to stop messing with my stuff!..." Andy yelled.
He wanted to get Megan suspicious off him, and hopefully causing an argument might distract her...
No such luck..
"I'm not stupid Andy, just tell me what's going on, already!..."Megan said as she even impatiently stomped her foot and Andy groaned.
"For the tenth time! Nothing, you little pest!..."Andy yelled.
"I'm not little or a pest!..."Megan yelled back at him.
Before their fighting could escalate further, it was then that their mother appeared, to break up their fighting.
"That's enough you two, break it up..."Their mother said as she got between them.
The two siblings continued to glare at each other, before they address their mom.
"Andy called me names and yelled at me!..."Megan pointed.
"Megan broke into my room... again ...and was messing with my stuff... AGAIN!..." Andy shouted.
"Was not!..."Megan yelled at him.
"Was too!..."Andy yelled at her.
"WAS NOT!.."
WAS TOO!..."
"QUIET!..."Their mother suddenly yelled, startling the two kids enough to shut them up for a moment.
They saw that she wasn't pleased and even had her arms crossed...Yep, she looks pretty ticked.
"Now... Megan, you know that it's not nice to enter your brother's room without knocking and without his permission..."She slightly scolded her while Megan just tried to look as innocent as possible.
"I did knock mommy, but the door was open..."Megan said and Andy sent her a dirty look.
"Doesn't matter... it's not nice..."The blonde woman said, before she turned to Andy, who for a moment, had been smirking...only to lose it when the attention is now on him.
"And Andy, stop getting so worked up... you're the older one and you don't need to yell or call your sister names now, do you?... "She said in the same scolding tone she did with Megan. Andy looked embarrased and slowly nodded his head to his mom.
Andy and Megan remained silent during this scolding for a moment.
"Now can you two say sorry to each other and make up?..."She said to her kids.
Andy and Megan sent another glare at each other, before they saw the frown on their mother's face and it's obvious that she is not playing any games. The two blonde children sighed and figured they might as well get it over with.
"I'm sorry..."The two kids said at once in a reluctant way and even shook hands too.
Their mother smiled in a pleased way.
"That's much better...now run along and play Meggie-kins. ..."Helga said to her daughter who nodded.
"Yes, mommy.."Megan said obediently as she walked out of the room, carrying her spy toys with her.
Helga then turned to her son...
"Why don't you go out and play too, sweetie?..."She suggested but Andy yawned.
"If it's all the same mom, I think I rather have a cat nap or something right now..."Andy said to his mom.
"A nap? Well, alright..."She said.
"WAH! ..."They suddenly heard crying coming from a nearby room and they both knew what it meant.
"Sounds like Henry woke up from his nap now..."The other sighed as she exited the room.
Andy sighed and noticed that Megan was still in the hallway, glaring at him in total suspicion.
"This isn't over..."Megan said dramatically before she walked away. Andy frowned and crossed his arms at her persistence .
"Darn it..."Andy grumbled, already knowing this is going to be one of several migraine he will be getting from now.
Andy sighed, it was times like these that he wonders what it would be like to be an only child.
-To be continued-
Next time on A Trip Through Time
School
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